can women with indometriosis still safely have children and how?

Question

my sisters doc told her she had an 80% chance of dieing if she kept her baby and that she should terminate her pregnancy because of having indometriosis and ruptured systs on her ovaries. Can she still safely have her baby?

Answer 1

I would go for a second opinion. You can get pregnant with endometriosis, in fact the nine months that you are pregnant it usually keeps the endometriosis symptoms at bay. I have never heard of terminating the pregnancy for endometriosis.

Ruptured cysts on the ovaries are just that, ruptured cysts. Once they rupture, they are gone, the only problem is if they are really big and they rupture then there could be some blood loss. they usually do an operation before they let it get that far. Yes, i have heard of them taking cysts off the ovary while you are pregnant.

Your question is quite hard to follow, if you want to get more details and add them on, I can check back in a little bit to see if I can help you more.

Answer 2

First of all, I'm amazed that she even became pregnant while suffering with endometriosis. 2nd, since it is a small miracle that she conceived, she should see this as a gift from God.

It should be perfectly safe for her to have a full-term pregnancy, barring other health problems, and have a C-section.

I would certainly get a second opinion from someone who specializes in these types of pregnancies. Don't terminate, and don't let anyone tell her that she has to. Very few women actually "have" to abort their babies for health reasons. There is almost always another option.

Good luck and God bless.

Answer 3

See this webpage for info on how she can tip the odds in her favor. MDs spend so much time learning about drugs, they don't have time to learn about good lifestyle and diet. Your sister will have a price to pay-- giving up a lot of this junk she loves to eat. She will have the choice-- give up the baby or some of the terrible foods she loves to eat. Spelled endometriosis.

http://phifoundation.org/menses.html

Answer 4

I never heard of that but I would definitely get a 2nd opinion. I know of a few woman who have endo and had healthy babies. The only affect I know is that it's harder to get pregnant.

Answer 5

If your doctor said she has an 80% chance of dying, then she has an 80% chance of dying. It's her choice.

Answer 6

this labels her as a complicated pregnancy, not every obstetrician specialises in complicated pregnancies. I would go by their recommendations, good luck